Global Patent Index - EP 3593696 B1

EP 3593696 B1 20230607 - DISHWASHER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

Title (en)

DISHWASHER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

Title (de)

GESCHIRRSPÜLER UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR

Title (fr)

LAVE-VAISSELLE ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE ASSOCIÉ

Publication

EP 3593696 B1 20230607 (EN)

Application

EP 18764094 A 20180309

Priority

  • KR 20170030246 A 20170309
  • KR 2018002819 W 20180309

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3593696A1] Disclosed is a dishwasher ejecting wash water containing microbubbles. The dishwasher according to an embodiment includes a tub accommodating dishes therein, a plurality of wash arms spraying wash water into the tub, a bubble nozzle ejecting wash water containing microbubbles to the bottom of the tub, a sump disposed below the bottom of the tub and collecting wash water therein, a wash pump pumping wash water collected in the sump, a channel-switching unit supplying wash water pumped by the wash pump to at least one of the plurality of wash arms, and a bubble module generating microbubbles in wash water pumped by the wash pump and supplying the wash water containing microbubbles to the bubble nozzle, and a controller operates the wash pump and controls the channel-switching unit and the bubble module to spray wash water through at least one of the plurality of wash arms and simultaneously to eject wash water through the bubble nozzle.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/10 (2006.01); B01F 23/20 (2022.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A47L 15/0031 (2013.01 - US); A47L 15/10 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 15/4223 (2013.01 - US); A47L 15/4282 (2013.01 - KR US); A47L 15/4285 (2013.01 - KR US); B01F 23/20 (2022.01 - EP); B01F 23/23121 (2022.01 - KR US); A47L 15/0028 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 15/0057 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 15/4278 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 2401/30 (2013.01 - KR US); A47L 2501/02 (2013.01 - KR US); A47L 2501/06 (2013.01 - KR US); A47L 2501/18 (2013.01 - KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3593696 A1 20200115; EP 3593696 A4 20201230; EP 3593696 B1 20230607; EP 4234072 A2 20230830; EP 4234072 A3 20230906; KR 102410161 B1 20220617; KR 20180103383 A 20180919; US 11089938 B2 20210817; US 2020113409 A1 20200416; WO 2018164530 A1 20180913

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18764094 A 20180309; EP 23174898 A 20180309; KR 20170030246 A 20170309; KR 2018002819 W 20180309; US 201816493248 A 20180309